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Hyperspace

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3 star:		(4)
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This program shows that these two words can, and in fact must be related. Over 3 hours of space related knowledge divided into 6 shows focus on various space themes from the "SETI search program" to "What does a Black Hole look like" to "Will we ever colonize Mars?". Produced with state of the art computer images that enhance the presentation and make it fun, Hyperspace is deeply rooted in scientific knowledge, but doesn't leave out the always present "what if..." - as opposed to many other similar documentaries. Interviews with experts from all around the globe in the different fields covered in the programs make them reliable and informative. Sam Neill hosting takes the viewer by the hand and kindly places him/her inside the video. With his soft, convincing tone he could turn the yellow pages into poetry ;) This has to be the greatest documentary of this kind that I have ever seen. Once you sit down to watch it you will not want to stop. Hope they make another run of six! If you're into space exploration and knowing our universe, you can't let this one pass.

I really enjoyed this DVD a lot. It explores most of the interesting and fascinating topics in astronomy. The DVD is 180 minutes long with six 30 minute episodes. The six episodes are STAR STUFF, STAYING ALIVE (danger of asteroids), BLACK HOLES, ARE WE ALONE?, NEW WORLDS (colonization and transformation of other planets) and BOLDLY GO (possibilities for future long distance space travel). Everything about this video grabs your attention from beginning to end. Sam Neill (from Jurassic Park) does an awesome job as a narrator. The computer generated graphics are amazing and even the music is great! After watching this video one will come away with a good sense of Earth's place in this vast neighborhood. I am a science teacher and have shown this to my students. By far it is one of their favorite videos compared to others I have shown. There are a couple of downsides to this video. Some of what is mentioned in the video is speculation or theory but seems to be presented as fact. Also there is a reoccuring doomsday theme in each episode....mentioning the possibilities of us being wiped out by asteroids, swallowed by a massive black hole or our planet being consumed by the expanding Sun. Overall though, this is still a great video and is recommended for anyone interested in astronomy and especially educators.

God did not create the world - Sam Neill did (hehehe)

This is an excellent documentary for anybody ever wondered how it all started. How our earth was created and how i could ever write this "review". I have given it 5 stars because it is very educating and "easy" to understand. This is the first and maybe the only documentary to do so. 5 stars is also for the entertaing concept of it. Filled with CGI (comput.graphics)
It might pass as a good saturday night entertainment as well.

I watched it on Discovery, and if the sound and the picture is as good as it was on my tv (11-2001), it will be a great dvd for your documentary collection. Since i am just an ordinary movie-watcher, i cannot write a critical review for this doc.
I am just an ordinary and hungry wolf for good docs and movies.

It takes you through everything from how stars are created and their life-cycle, to how life started out down here (earth).
40% of this doc. is a feast for the eye. The rest is a nut for the brain. Have no fear. I promise you. If you have read this review, you are atleast curious about what this "hyperspace" is. This must mean you are interested in the space.
You wont be dissapointed as long as you are aware that this is a documentary and not a movie. Fasten your seatbelts, sit back, and let Sam take you on a journey you wont regret you took.
Enjoy the ride :-))

Also known as "Space", this is a masterpiece of a documentary. It is for all ages and explains in simple terms, the origins of our universe and our future in space, passing through every kind of known and unknown phenomenon, here on Earth or elsewhere.
Sam Neill ("Event Horizon", "Jurassic Park", "Merlin") takes you by the hand and through a holographic projector "launches" you into an adventure that spans various billions of years.
BBC has outdone itself in this documentary.
"Cosmos", hosted by Carl Sagan, was a unique milestone in explaining the Universe. It also was a masterpiece in its genre. "Hyperspace" is nothing else than its natural successor.
I loved every minute of it and I kept it running and running in my DVD player until I almost memorized the data.
The 3D recreations of galaxies, stars, planets and stellar phenomena are hauntingly relistic and offer a firework of the highest CGI design I have ever witnessed in a documentary of this sort.
Sam Neill is a fascinating, talented and multi-faceted actor and could manage to convince you to walk on water. With his suave and debonnaire way, he manages to explain science in such a way, that even the most unaware person would accept and understand.
All in all, if you are a documentary collector, or simply somebody who loves astronomy and space travel, you will have to own it.
But careful! If you watch it once, you may wish to watch it again. It is highly addictive. Consult a doctor for any counter-indication.

Seldom have I seen a documentary illustrate so much yet communicate so little. Using a futuristic holographic projector on a sun-parched plain, Sam Neill explores and explains a variety of astronomical phenomena in six thirty-minute episodes. Watching him roam the majestic landscape gives viewers a breath of fresh air and a dramatic sense of scale. The artistic effect is compelling, but the scientific content is more wanting. Spectacular computer animations of stars, comets, nebulae, black holes, wormholes, and galaxies come at the expense of methodical analysis and educational narrative. I nonetheless enjoyed the "Hyperspace" DVD. I just think that it could have taught me a lot more than it did in the time allowed.

I was looking for a something like this for my 7 1/2 year old son who is fascinated by space, time, the wonders of stars and our planets etc ... There were several choices I could have made but I went with "Hyperspace" based on the reviews here (as well as the reasonable price).

I was not disappointed. My son loves these shows. The creators kept each segment to 30 minutes which is just the right length of time for a young child to be expected to view programming like this. As well, the way this program presents itself - almost - in an intimidating way - as one reviewer noted they felt a little objectionable over the show "emphasizing the doom and gloom aspect of stellar cycles and cataclysmic impacts" I found this method of presenting astronomy to a child the "best" form of space education.

What would "Star Wars" be without Darth Vader? It takes a show like this, presented with an edge, to keep a young mind interested in the topic. It worked! Just ask my son about Black Holes & Super-Novas.

These shows are so exciting to him he replays them over and over. Trying to present a program like this any other way and I guarantee you & your child will fall a sleep within 10 minutes.

The creators of this show went about producing Hyperspace in the correct manner to educate a young person's mind. The terminology and explanations within this program is perfect for the average family. It truly is a wonderful documentary series for the entire family.

Never has a documentary done such an incredible job of depicting the universe. If you can't quite imagine just how massive our own sun is, or just how many solar systems there are in the our galaxy, then you MUST see this show. I was completely amazed when it was finished. Amazon should allow us to rate this one with 6 stars.

This set of DVDs has wonderful graphics designed to bring to life and down to earth what goes on out in space.

The DVD takes you through the birth and death of the stars and planets, then onto comets, asteroids and black holes, the relationship between all of the above, and constant dangers, which give these DVDs somewhat gloomy flavor.

Due to impending dangers - for that matter everything that is created in the physical world has beginning and the end, and so will eventually planet earth - the later DVDs in this series project us into the future attempting to provide possible and most likely solutions for life on earth by colonizing Mars.

That is an interesting possibility. Number of scientists were interviewed - yet all that they came up with was rooted in our current knowledge and understanding. That does make sense, but one may also consider the fact that science has made rapid progress even in the past 100 years, so it would only make sense that some more viable solutions that those which are presented as possibilities on these DVDs will emerge.

In the span of 100,000 years one could expect not only undreamed of advances in technology, but also raise in consciousness and understanding. Perhaps one day quantum physics will get married to astrophysics and even the axiom that the "expectations of the Observer ifluence the outcome of the observed experiment" will bring yet other interesting solutions - the fact that we are not victims and at the mercy of the material world, but are creators of it. That, though, is beyond the scope of these DVDs.

Ok, hands down - the presentation is fantastic. I've seen none better. If you're serious about space/physics/the cosmos...etc, this is a very enjoyable collection. I am a big fan of Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene and Einstein's work, and try my best to wrap my brain around it all.

In this dvd collection, you will find today's current explanations for how the earth formed, what the big bang is/was, the fate of our planet, the odds of a global disaster, new planets we're finding orbiting nearby stars, future telescope projects, thoughts on how to colonize other planets/moons, the odds of unintelligent & intelligent life elsewhere, hubble telescope pictures w/ explanations, hubble deep field, galaxy clouds, speed of cosmic communication, black holes at work...etc, etc. Truely great stuff. The list goes on...

However, what you will not find are the nuts & bolts to Einstein's equations. These subjects could be a dvd all their own, and are rightfully left out of this collection. There is no discussion of string theory, m-theory, multiple dimensions, dark matter or time travel. These subjects are fantastic and should be researched separately - they each deseve it.

In short, these dvds try to put the universe into perspective, and help you understand how truely large and amazing it is. It does not talk about UFOs or anything that is not fact - I have lent it to people who don't have the same passion for space as I do, and they have been amazed at the sights and explanations in these dvds.

Sam Neil does an outstanding job presenting you with information.

Highly, highly recommended.

Easy to understand. Keeps you interested through the entire movie. Up to date with all new stuff like "String Theory". I also own some of the other DVDs from NOVA and Hawkins etc and all are very good. Hyperspace is as good or even better than those. Buy it you will love it!